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April 20, 2026

Spalding Outstation to temporarily host court cases as Christiana Outstation in Manchester undergoes months of renovation

Operations at the Christiana Outstation of the Manchester Parish Court will be temporarily relocated to the Spalding Outstation due to scheduled renovation works at the facility. Beginning Friday,…
FILE - Containers with Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese container shipping company, are stacked up at the Port of Los Angeles with the the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge seen in the background on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in Los
April 20, 2026

Businesses can claim refunds starting Monday for Trump tariffs declared unconstitutional

NEW YORK (AP) — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the United States Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (left), makes a symbolic handover of a cheque under the Government's Community Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative that was accepted by Reverend Othniel Watson (right) of the M
April 20, 2026

Churches in St Elizabeth receive hurricane grants

The first official disbursement of approximately $17 million in grants under the Government’s Community Church Clean-up and Restoration Initiative was made to 101 churches in St Elizabeth to repair…
Police gather in front of a house on Harrison Street near Bernstein Avenue, in Shreveport, La., as they investigate a mass shooting, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Jill Pickett/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
April 20, 2026

Man kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting in Louisiana, US

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport…
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April 20, 2026

Police in Trinidad detain six people as probe continues into fatal attack on police station

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Monday said it had detained six people as investigations continue into Sunday’s incident at the San Fernando City…
Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison
April 20, 2026

Jahvy Ambassador to go to court on Thursday, April 30, Jaii Frais to appear on Wednesday

Music producer Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison, one of the accused in the shooting incident at Big Wall, is to go to court on Thursday, April 30. Morrison, a licensed firearm holder, was on…
Francesca Tavares, Attorney-at-Law
April 20, 2026

Francesca Tavares | On War and the West: The crisis of values and the necessity of clarity

In the contemporary global landscape, a dangerous fog has descended upon the concepts of power, justice, and international order. For the Caribbean – a region whose stability is inextricably linked…
April 20, 2026

Education Ministry orders probe after video shows student beaten at Jamaica College

The education ministry has ordered an immediate investigation after a video emerged showing students in school uniform violently assaulting a fellow student at what "appears to be a prominent…
MIGHTY GULLY, ridden by Tevin Foster, cruises to victory in the Mabrouk Sprint Trophy over five furlongs straight at Caymanas Park yesterday.
April 20, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Mighty Gully finally gets fair shake at overnight allowance

Finally rid of grade-one horses getting byes from the condition book, MIGHTY GULLY yesterday defied post-position one to beat old rival ANOTHER ONE in the Mabrouk Sprint at five furlongs straight.…